Curriculum
- 5 Sections
- 49 Lessons
- 10 Weeks
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- Day 1 – Fundamentals of Process Control7
- Day 2 – Instrumentation Devices & Calibration8
- 2.1Flow measurement devices
- 2.2Pressure & level transmitters
- 2.3Temperature sensors (RTD, thermocouple)
- 2.4Instrument calibration
- 2.5Signal transmission (4–20 mA, HART)
- 2.6Workshop: Instrument calibration practice
- 2.7Exercise: Identify instrumentation faults
- 2.8Case Study: Distillation instability caused by faulty transmitter
- Day 3 – Control Loops, PID & Advanced Control13
- 3.1Control Loops
- 3.2Open & closed loop control
- 3.3Loop performance indicators
- 3.4PID Control
- 3.5Proportional, integral & derivative action
- 3.6Tuning methods (Ziegler–Nichols, trial and error)
- 3.7Advanced Control
- 3.8Cascade control
- 3.9Ratio control
- 3.10Split range control
- 3.11Workshop: PID tuning simulation
- 3.12Exercise: Analyse loop performance
- 3.13Case Study: Off spec product due to flow control deviation
- Day 4 – DCS, PLC & Automation Systems15
- 4.1DCS
- 4.2Architecture & components
- 4.3Operator interface
- 4.4Control logic interpretation
- 4.5PLC
- 4.6Ladder logic
- 4.7Function block diagrams
- 4.8Safety systems
- 4.9Automation
- 4.10Interlocks
- 4.11Shutdown logic
- 4.12Alarm management
- 4.13Workshop: DCS/PLC logic interpretation
- 4.14Exercise: Alarm & interlock analysis
- 4.15Case Study: Compressor surge due to incorrect control logic
- Day 5 – Troubleshooting & Operational Excellence6
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